When he is right (he gets sloppy with his mechanics at times) he can hit 97.
When is is being sloppy, he sits 93.

He CAN be lights out or he can be a batting tee.

Yep, same guy I read about. Hard to be consistent with mechanics when you're that big.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

I only looked at his numbers real quick since his name came out later last night, but he's nothing that ill be happy about getting back.

I'd have much rather bad Hanny unless the team was going to get better this year. Having him and Grilli would have been a very nice end of the bullpen. And with a team like this with so few quality players, I hate seeing one just given away.

Dealing Hanrahan and Holt for nothing is awful. Complete salary dump, no way around it. Reporters keep citing a payroll limit, but that's no acceptable. Nutting is reportedly the 10th richest owner in the league, ticket prices are going up, tv money is going up, and attendance was way up.

It was bad enough when they decided to give Hanrahan away for nothing. Throwing in a young player that costs nothing to get the Sox to take Hanny off our hands is terrible. Holt easily could have competed for the starting SS spot, where we have Barmes and nothing else. Now he's just throw into the deal for literally nothing.

Stuff like this that makes me want to give up on the Pirates. It would be different if they were trying to improve but each and every year the con continues and payroll is kept low in order to fill Nuttings pockets. The big moves of the offseason are bringing in a .211 hitter and a 5+ ERA pitcher, while dealing a consistent closer.

Dealing Hanrahan and Holt for nothing is awful. Complete salary dump, no way around it. Reporters keep citing a payroll limit, but that's no acceptable. Nutting is reportedly the 10th richest owner in the league, ticket prices are going up, tv money is going up, and attendance was way up.

It was bad enough when they decided to give Hanrahan away for nothing. Throwing in a young player that costs nothing to get the Sox to take Hanny off our hands is terrible. Holt easily could have competed for the starting SS spot, where we have Barmes and nothing else. Now he's just throw into the deal for literally nothing.

Stuff like this that makes me want to give up on the Pirates. It would be different if they were trying to improve but each and every year the con continues and payroll is kept low in order to fill Nuttings pockets. The big moves of the offseason are bringing in a .211 hitter and a 5+ ERA pitcher, while dealing a consistent closer.

Holt blows defensively. The Pirates value defense at short and C, which is why Barmes and Martin are gonna be there. Holt was so bad at SS he wasn't given an extended look there. He and De Jesus are the same exact player.

I have no ill will towards this deal. I think Melancon is going to be really good for us and not have a drop off from Hanrahan. He's declining and had very little value. 7 million dollars for a reliever for this club is not going to happen. They can spend the 7 million dollars elsewhere, like a hitter or a pitcher.

They did, on Liriono. Which is nothing but blind hope that he'll start pitching well. That said, its a signing this team needed.

Somehow we gave up the best player, and arguably the best prospect and somehow it's a good deal because we're placing hope in another player to bounce back. They should have stepped up and paid Hanny if they wernt going to get anything for him anyway.